Birmingham 2-3 Newcastle — FA Cup, 8 Feb 2025
Newcastle beat Birmingham 3-2 in the FA Cup on 8 February 2025 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Ethan Laird, Joseph Willock, Callum Wilson, Tomoki Iwata got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Birmingham have won 0 and Newcastle 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-01'assist: K. Anderson
- 14'Foul
- 1-121'assist: William Osula
- 1-226'assist: William Osula
- 2-240'
- 45+3'Argument
- 45+3'Argument
- Half-time2-2
- 46'
- 55'
- 55'out: F. Schär
- 62'
- 66'Argument
- 68'Foul
- 71'Foul
- 75'
- 76'out: Alfie May
- 77'
- 77'
- 2-382'assist: Sean Longstaff
- 84'
- 90+14'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Birmingham
- 7.6Keshi AndersonM
- 7.3Tomoki IwataM
- 7.3Ethan LairdD
- 7.0Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
- 6.9Benjamin DaviesD
- 6.9Kieran DowellM
- 6.9Lyndon DykesF
- 6.9Christoph KlarerD
- 6.6Grant HanleyD
- 6.6Marc LeonardM
- 6.5Willum WillumssonM
- 6.5Jay StansfieldF
- 6.3Alfie MayF
- 6.2Alexander CochraneD
- 6.2Scott WrightM
- 6.0Krystian BielikD
Newcastle
- 8.7Joseph WillockF
- 8.3William OsulaF
- 7.2Valentino LivramentoD
- 7.2Sean LongstaffM
- 7.2Callum WilsonF
- 7.0Nicholas PopeG
- 7.0Fabian SchärD
- 7.0Jacob MurphyM
- 6.9Emil KrafthD
- 6.9Matt TargettD
- 6.9Sandro TonaliM
- 6.6Lewis MileyM
- 6.3Bruno GuimarãesM
- 6.2Daniel BurnD
Line-ups
Newcastle4-3-3
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BirminghamC. Davies
Substitutes
- 18Willum Willumsson75'62'M6.5
- 31Grant Hanley84'D6.6
- 10L. JutkiewiczF
- 6Krystian Bielik77'D6.0
- 9Alfie May76'F6.3
- 21Ryan AllsopG
- 17Lyndon Dykes77'F6.9
- 23Alfons SampstedD
- 26Luke HarrisM
NewcastleE. Howe
Substitutes
- 2Kieran TrippierD
- 5F. Schär55'D7.0
- 14Alexander Isak90+14'F
- 26J. RuddyG
- 1M. DúbravkaG
- 23Jacob Murphy55'M7.0
- 8S. Tonali46'M6.9
- 20Lewis HallD
- 78S. NeaveF
Team statistics
37%Possession63%
11Total shots16
6Shots on target9
3Shots off target3
2Blocked shots4
3Corners3
2Offsides1
12Fouls11
4Yellow cards3
4Goalkeeper saves4
271Total passes461
200Accurate passes381
74%Pass accuracy83%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshi Anderson | 76 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Ethan Laird | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kieran Dowell | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Grant Hanley | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Marc Leonard | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Willum Willumsson | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jay Stansfield | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Alfie May | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Scott Wright | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Krystian Bielik | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Willock | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8.7 |
| William Osula | 89 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Valentino Livramento | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Sean Longstaff | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Callum Wilson | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Nicholas Pope | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Fabian Schär | 35 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Jacob Murphy | 35 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Emil Krafth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Matt Targett | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Sandro Tonali | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lewis Miley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Burn | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
BirminghamWWDWW
- W01 Feb 25HRotherham2-1
- W28 Jan 25AHuddersfield1-0
- D23 Jan 25AWrexham1-1
- W18 Jan 25HExeter City1-0
- W11 Jan 25HLincoln2-1
Head-to-head
- 18 Mar 17Birmingham0-0Newcastle
- 18 Jan 17Newcastle3-1Birmingham
- 07 Jan 17Birmingham1-1Newcastle
- 10 Dec 16Newcastle4-0Birmingham
- 07 May 11Newcastle2-1Birmingham
- 15 Feb 11Birmingham0-2Newcastle
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